diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/verifier/contract.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/verifier/contract.adoc
index e7dfefcc46..f1b55e6561 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/verifier/contract.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/verifier/contract.adoc
@@ -590,15 +590,15 @@ assertions and the one from matchers with an `and` section):
   assertThat(parsedJson.read("$.time", String.class)).matches("(2[0-3]|[01][0-9]):([0-5][0-9]):([0-5][0-9])");
   assertThat((Object) parsedJson.read("$.valueWithTypeMatch")).isInstanceOf(java.lang.String.class);
   assertThat((Object) parsedJson.read("$.valueWithMin")).isInstanceOf(java.util.List.class);
-  assertThat(parsedJson.read("$.valueWithMin", java.lang.Iterable.class)).hasSizeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(1);
+  assertThat((java.lang.Iterable) parsedJson.read("$.valueWithMin", java.util.Collection.class)).hasSizeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(1);
   assertThat((Object) parsedJson.read("$.valueWithMax")).isInstanceOf(java.util.List.class);
-  assertThat(parsedJson.read("$.valueWithMax", java.lang.Iterable.class)).hasSizeLessThanOrEqualTo(3);
+  assertThat((java.lang.Iterable) parsedJson.read("$.valueWithMax", java.util.Collection.class)).hasSizeLessThanOrEqualTo(3);
   assertThat((Object) parsedJson.read("$.valueWithMinMax")).isInstanceOf(java.util.List.class);
-  assertThat(parsedJson.read("$.valueWithMinMax", java.lang.Iterable.class)).hasSizeBetween(1, 3);
+  assertThat((java.lang.Iterable) parsedJson.read("$.valueWithMinMax", java.util.Collection.class)).hasSizeBetween(1, 3);
   assertThat((Object) parsedJson.read("$.valueWithMinEmpty")).isInstanceOf(java.util.List.class);
-  assertThat(parsedJson.read("$.valueWithMinEmpty", java.lang.Iterable.class)).hasSizeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(0);
+  assertThat((java.lang.Iterable) parsedJson.read("$.valueWithMinEmpty", java.util.Collection.class)).hasSizeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(0);
   assertThat((Object) parsedJson.read("$.valueWithMaxEmpty")).isInstanceOf(java.util.List.class);
-  assertThat(parsedJson.read("$.valueWithMaxEmpty", java.lang.Iterable.class)).hasSizeLessThanOrEqualTo(0);
+  assertThat((java.lang.Iterable) parsedJson.read("$.valueWithMaxEmpty", java.util.Collection.class)).hasSizeLessThanOrEqualTo(0);
   assertThatValueIsANumber(parsedJson.read("$.duck"));
 ----
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
index f890ebd042..22bf426855 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ abstract class MethodBodyBuilder {
 		Object elementFromBody = value(copiedBody, bodyMatcher)
 		if (bodyMatcher.minTypeOccurrence() != null || bodyMatcher.maxTypeOccurrence() != null) {
 			checkType(bb, bodyMatcher, elementFromBody)
-			String method = "assertThat(parsedJson.read(${quotedAndEscaped(bodyMatcher.path())}, java.lang.Iterable.class)).${sizeCheckMethod(bodyMatcher)}"
+			String method = "assertThat((java.lang.Iterable) parsedJson.read(${quotedAndEscaped(bodyMatcher.path())}, java.util.Collection.class)).${sizeCheckMethod(bodyMatcher)}"
 			bb.addLine(postProcessJsonPathCall(method))
 			addColonIfRequired(bb)
 		} else {
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ abstract class MethodBodyBuilder {
 	}
 
 	protected void buildCustomMatchingConditionForEachElement(BlockBuilder bb, String path, String valueAsParam) {
-		String method = "assertThat(parsedJson.read(${path}, java.lang.Iterable.class)).allElementsMatch(${valueAsParam})"
+		String method = "assertThat((java.lang.Iterable) parsedJson.read(${path}, java.util.Collection.class)).allElementsMatch(${valueAsParam})"
 		bb.addLine(postProcessJsonPathCall(method))
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderWithMatchersSpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderWithMatchersSpec.groovy
index 6e70a71085..96da05eaa6 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderWithMatchersSpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderWithMatchersSpec.groovy
@@ -163,15 +163,15 @@ class MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderWithMatchersSpec extends Specification implements
 			test.contains('assertThat(parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.time", String.class)).matches("(2[0-3]|[01][0-9]):([0-5][0-9]):([0-5][0-9])")')
 			test.contains('assertThat((Object) parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.valueWithTypeMatch")).isInstanceOf(java.lang.String.class)')
 			test.contains('assertThat((Object) parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.valueWithMin")).isInstanceOf(java.util.List.class)')
-			test.contains('assertThat(parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.valueWithMin", java.lang.Iterable.class)).hasSizeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(1)')
+			test.contains('assertThat((java.lang.Iterable) parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.valueWithMin", java.util.Collection.class)).hasSizeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(1)')
 			test.contains('assertThat((Object) parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.valueWithMax")).isInstanceOf(java.util.List.class)')
-			test.contains('assertThat(parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.valueWithMax", java.lang.Iterable.class)).hasSizeLessThanOrEqualTo(3)')
+			test.contains('assertThat((java.lang.Iterable) parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.valueWithMax", java.util.Collection.class)).hasSizeLessThanOrEqualTo(3)')
 			test.contains('assertThat((Object) parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.valueWithMinMax")).isInstanceOf(java.util.List.class)')
-			test.contains('assertThat(parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.valueWithMinMax", java.lang.Iterable.class)).hasSizeBetween(1, 3)')
+			test.contains('assertThat((java.lang.Iterable) parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.valueWithMinMax", java.util.Collection.class)).hasSizeBetween(1, 3)')
 			test.contains('assertThat((Object) parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.valueWithMinEmpty")).isInstanceOf(java.util.List.class)')
-			test.contains('assertThat(parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.valueWithMinEmpty", java.lang.Iterable.class)).hasSizeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(0)')
+			test.contains('assertThat((java.lang.Iterable) parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.valueWithMinEmpty", java.util.Collection.class)).hasSizeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(0)')
 			test.contains('assertThat((Object) parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.valueWithMaxEmpty")).isInstanceOf(java.util.List.class)')
-			test.contains('assertThat(parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.valueWithMaxEmpty", java.lang.Iterable.class)).hasSizeLessThanOrEqualTo(0)')
+			test.contains('assertThat((java.lang.Iterable) parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.valueWithMaxEmpty", java.util.Collection.class)).hasSizeLessThanOrEqualTo(0)')
 			test.contains('assertThatValueIsANumber(parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.duck")')
 			test.contains('assertThat(parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '''.['key'].['complex.key']", String.class)).isEqualTo("foo")''')
 			!test.contains('cursor')
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ class MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderWithMatchersSpec extends Specification implements
 			builder.appendTo(blockBuilder)
 			def test = blockBuilder.toString()
 		then:
-			test.contains('assertThat(parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.phoneNumbers[*].number", java.lang.Iterable.class)).allElementsMatch("^[0-9]{3} [0-9]{3}-[0-9]{4}' + rootElement + '")')
-			test.contains('assertThat(parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '..number", java.lang.Iterable.class)).allElementsMatch("^[0-9]{3} [0-9]{3}-[0-9]{4}' + rootElement + '")')
+			test.contains('assertThat((java.lang.Iterable) parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.phoneNumbers[*].number", java.util.Collection.class)).allElementsMatch("^[0-9]{3} [0-9]{3}-[0-9]{4}' + rootElement + '")')
+			test.contains('assertThat((java.lang.Iterable) parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '..number", java.util.Collection.class)).allElementsMatch("^[0-9]{3} [0-9]{3}-[0-9]{4}' + rootElement + '")')
 			!test.contains('cursor')
 		and:
 			try {
@@ -296,9 +296,9 @@ class MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderWithMatchersSpec extends Specification implements
 			builder.appendTo(blockBuilder)
 			def test = blockBuilder.toString()
 		then:
-			test.contains('assertThat(parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.phoneNumbers[*].number", java.lang.Iterable.class)).hasFlattenedSizeBetween(0, 4)')
-			test.contains('assertThat(parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.phoneNumbers[*].number", java.lang.Iterable.class)).hasFlattenedSizeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(0)')
-			test.contains('assertThat(parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.phoneNumbers[*].number", java.lang.Iterable.class)).hasFlattenedSizeLessThanOrEqualTo(4)')
+			test.contains('assertThat((java.lang.Iterable) parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.phoneNumbers[*].number", java.util.Collection.class)).hasFlattenedSizeBetween(0, 4)')
+			test.contains('assertThat((java.lang.Iterable) parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.phoneNumbers[*].number", java.util.Collection.class)).hasFlattenedSizeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(0)')
+			test.contains('assertThat((java.lang.Iterable) parsedJson.read("' + rootElement + '.phoneNumbers[*].number", java.util.Collection.class)).hasFlattenedSizeLessThanOrEqualTo(4)')
 			!test.contains('cursor')
 		and:
 			try {